2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
index a3d8bd06e6..7b4ce2c67d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ and BusyBox. It could have been called "kconfig" too.
 ``compress_doc``
 ================
 
-Enables compression for man pages and info pages. This class is intended
+Enables compression for manual and info pages. This class is intended
 to be inherited globally. The default compression mechanism is gz (gzip)
 but you can select an alternative mechanism by setting the
 :term:`DOC_COMPRESS` variable.
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 52fd7d9002..8af233004f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
    :term:`DOC_COMPRESS`
       When inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-compress_doc`
       class, this variable sets the compression policy used when the
-      OpenEmbedded build system compresses man pages and info pages. By
+      OpenEmbedded build system compresses manual and info pages. By
       default, the compression method used is gz (gzip). Other policies
       available are xz and bz2.